Footwear



Dec. 27, 1932.

F. A. WoQD FOOTWEAR Filed March 15, 1931 Patented Dec. 27, 1932 UNITED STATES FREDERICK ARTHUR WOOD, F LONDON,'EN.GLAND FOOTWEAR Application filed March 13, 1931, Serial No. 522,343, and in Great Britain March 13, 1930.

This invention relates to, and has for its object the provision of improvements in, footwear.

The invention consists broadly of a boot a or shoe in which the outer sole is of crepe rubber, leather or suitable material, and is characterized in that means are provided surrounding the upper portion of the edge of said outer sole to prevent the latter from is spreading unduly and for wholly or partly concealing it from View. 7

In order that the invention may be the more clearly understood a shoe in accordance therewith will now be described, reference being made to the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the forward part of the shoe,

Figure 2 is an under plan of the same with portions of the layers of the outer sole removed,

Figure 3 is a section 011 line A-B of Figure 2 but with the shoe in a half finished state, Figure 4; is a similar cross section of the shoe in the finished state.

Referring to the drawing a rand or strip 1 of English butt leather, arranged in a vertical plane and with its lower edge depending say rather less than a quarter of an inch beneath the under surface of theinsole 2 is sewn completely around the shoe outside the upper 3 by the same set of stitches 4. whereby said upper is sewn to said insole. The underneath cavity thus formed (Figure 3) has rubber solution applied over its entire surface (that is the under surface of the insole 2 and the inner-surface of the downwardly projecting portion of the rand 1) and an outsole of crepe rubber for example, is thus 4 secured in said cavity. It is found that stronger adhesion is obtained by making this outsole of two layers 5a and 5?) the inner of which (5a) is relatively thin (see Figure l). As shown the thickness of this crepe rubber sole is greater than the depth of said cavity so that the under surface of the layer 5 considerably below the lower edge of the rand 1 and therefore constitutes the thread surface. Atthe same time the crepe rubber is prevented by said rand from spreading andmoreover ispractically concealed when the shoe is inuse.

The set of stitches econnecting the upper 3 and the rand 1 to the insole 2 pass from the bottom of a groove cut in the under surface of said insole and about a quarter of an inch from the edge to the bottom of a groove cut in the outer surface of the rand. The stitches pass through the middle of the edge surface of the insole 2 and through the upper 3 which lies between said edge surface and the inner surface of the rand 1.

The groove in the outer surface of the rand is afterwards closed up with the aid of adhesive solution as shown in Figure 4 and said outer surface is duly polished.

It will be appreciated that although specially suitable for footwear with an outsole of crepe rubber any other material may be cemented in the aforesaid cavity constituted by the insole and the rand. For example ordinary rubber or, in some cases, leather might be employed.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is V 1. A boot or shoe comprising an upper, an insole secured inside said upper, a rand secured outside said upperwith one side presented to the edge surface of the insole and one edge extending beneath the under sur- B0 face of the insole, and an outer sole independently secured with its upper portion within the underneath cavity constituted by the downwardly depending portion of the insole, the securement of said upper, insole 9o and rand being-effected by acommon set of stitches passing through the edge surface of said insole, and an outer sole independently secured with its upper portion within the underneath cavity constituted by the downwardly depending portion of the rand.

3. A. boot or shoe comprising an upper, an insole secured, inside said upper, a rand secured outside said upper with one side pre-,

sented to the edge surface ofthe insole and lot one edge extending beneath the under surface of said insole, the securement of said upper, insole and rand being effected by a common set of stitches passing through the edge surface of said insole, and an outer sole independently secured with its upper portion Within the underneath cavity constituted by the downwardly depending portion of the rand.

at. A boot or shoe comprising an upper an insole secured inside said upper, a rand secured outside said upper with one side presented to the edge surface of the insole and one edge extending beneath the under sur face of said insole, the securement of said upper insole and rand being effected by a common set of stitches passing through the edge surface of said insole, and an outer sole of crepe rubber independently secured by means of a suitable adhesive with its upper portion within the underneath cavity constituted by the downwardlydepending portion of the rand, and its lower portion projecting considerably beneath the lower edge of the rand.

In Witness whereof I aflix my signature. FREDERICK ARTHUR WOOD; 

